Just a quick note. This trip has been amazing for a number of reasons. Went out with some old mates last night and it was as if I had never left. Now I'm off to give a paper at the British Museum. I am worried because I'm feeling quite relaxed, even though I'm not 100% sure what I'm going to say. Oh well! The worst that can happen is that it will be a disaster, then I can go home. No one is going to take much notice one way or the other.
Morning all from a very soggy rural France. Looks as if all outside activities will be on hold today. Happy Birthday BB. Trust that you are not feeling your age too much. Hope all goes well for you NZ. I wonder what the subject of your learned discourse will be? It is always good to meet up with old friends. My infrequent trips over usually include a meeting with some, and yes you are right, you can feel that the conversation has been unbroken by miles and time. Hope that everyone has a good day with something to make you smile.
3.36am - night night time?? The sun has been been up for at least 20 minutes at that time up here! Probably even longer in AK land. Thanks for that ofh - had dinner out with the family last night in a local pub, the first time I'd been there since a new, English landlord took over. A nice surprise to see that he brought some real ale with him & a couple of pints of Abbots went down well.
Morning all A good party last night. Thought I'd wake up gently by watching recording of the Germay/Portugal game. Not much in it to keep one awake sadly...
Afternoon all - just finished cutting the grass with a borrowed lawn mower! Relaxing day ahead with 2 sons home for dinner this evening, so will be a nice...
Simple really, they're no good with numbers - given the number of times my Chinese takeaway bears no resemblance to the numbers I ordered from the menu...........
Evening all, hope everyone had a good day, especially BB, happy birthday! I was a bit surprised to hear the dawn chorus on my way up, and noticed that the sun was coming up...hmm, not sure how it got so late! lol Hope it went well NZ! I'm sure it did
Morning all. I go home today. I get home on Wednesday lunchtime. I think the paper went ok. No one booed and they laughed at some of my jokes. I got surrounded by attractive female students at the end of it, which is always a bit unnerving - that's how Mrs NZ got me! I can now get back to the serious business of following WFC. I feel I have neglected that part of my life in the last week. I don't even know who owns the club.
Daginn öll. Cappuccino, coffee, tea donuts and fruit are on the bar. Frothy cappuccinos for for al, HH, Leon and W_Y Coffees for COYH, Frenchie, Kev rob theo and vic-rijrode Strong coffee for Sandy Milky coffee for Yorkie Espresso for SuffolkHorn Strong black coffees for Bragi Norway and zen Black coffee half hot half cold and no sugar for Charlie Tea for BHD jsybarry jerzeypie Lloydinio NZ and BCFCRed Hot chocolate with marshmallows for BBW Tea with skimmed milk and no sugar for GG Caramel latte for Hornette The sun arrived at kl. 1.35 this morning and will leave at kl. 0.52 tomorrow morning and the night will get shorter for another week. This is from a weather website as I would not see the sun coming up, it is early for me. I read CI was gone so is Troy really on his own now?
Morning all, after yesterday it is good to report that it is not raining. As an energy saving measure our street lights go out at 10.00pm which means that at this time of the year they do not come on at all. Coffee first I think, then try to get on with some jobs, but the sky does not look as though it quite knows what to do next.
Morning all - hammering down when I left bandit country and still pouring down in West West London 4 hours later! Apparently it's going to be very hot where England are playing tonight, so the excuses are starting already. I see that the BBC has got an extended team abroad again - funny how Nicky Campbell can normally only work 3 days a week on 5-Live, but when there is a big sporing event he can fly out and spend weeks on it. Oh well, at least he is not likely to be there very long!
Morning all We have an absolute deluge here...the lane has become a raging torrent...expect to see boats passing at any moment...
Afternoon all from a sunny Jersey. Have just had my accounting technician tax exam. Some of seemed too easy, so I've either passed with a brilliant mark or completely messed it up. Problem was that the company I did the course through had the preparation for us basing it on a 3 hour exam but it was 2 hours long. Oh, and pie has had a GCSE Maths exam today.
GCSE maths here too Barry..good luck to Pie and to you! thanks for the caramel latte Ak! Getting excited now for later ...shame our usual crowd couldn't make it coz of the time...i'm watching it with Master Hornette and his mate...ugh! lol I was going to head to the Red and Yellow Lion but nobody else wanted to go ..poop! The roads are crazy..the flooding is the worst i've seen in a very long time..not good driving out there, be careful everyone
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! I have a Biology exam tomorrow! Also can anyone tell me why i have lost 16 points?
no idea Lloydinio..that's odd..but then, odd things happen sometimes. I wouldn't worry too much, you'll get them back in no time
Sæl öll. Cappuccino, coffee, tea donuts and fruit are on the bar. Frothy cappuccinos for for al, HH, Leon and W_Y Coffees for COYH, Frenchie, Kev rob theo and vic-rijrode Strong coffee for Sandy Milky coffee for Yorkie Espresso for SuffolkHorn Strong black coffees for Bragi Norway and zen Black coffee half hot half cold and no sugar for Charlie Tea for BHD jsybarry jerzeypie Lloydinio NZ and BCFCRed Tea with skimmed milk and no sugar for GG Hot chocolate with marshmallows for BBW Tea and cake for Minx Caramel latte for Hornette Yesterday ReykjavÃk was hotter than São Paulo for a few hours. We had 12C and they had 7C. Today Akureyri is very grey and 5C. The veðurstofa said 11C and sun. Was 1:1 a good result for England and will they take points from ÃkraÃna and Sveden or disappear?
Morning all, Thanks for the coffee ak. Showers forecast for today, but I am off to visit a chateau and have lunch out. We are going to be given a tour by a member of the French aristocracy. They still exist and guard their titles with honour. I read this morning that Sarko has ten bodyguards which cost the country €700,000 pa.
